Overruling your partner?

[JRutledge]

tomegun,

I cannot speak for everyone, but I know that you can only get certain calls right (helping your partner). You cannot change foul calls and you cannot change most violations. You might be able to help out on a couple of out of bounds calls, but that really is it. You can give information that will help them apply all the rules correctly, like telling them the basket went in the basket (or did not go in). You might even help with giving the proper number when there is a question of who fouled. But if I call a foul that is wrong, you cannot change that. If I pass on a foul or some contact, your partner should not assume there was a foul, when you pass on a play. And if a partner is constantly making calls in their partner's area, then what are they missing? I have no problem with officials acting like human beings and realizing we are going to miss things. I think "getting it right" can only go so far. There are coverage areas and times when to give help and times when not to give help. I know most of the time I will not help if I am unclear as to what just took place. If my partner is asking for help that is the best time to help in my opinion. I could be wrong, but I believe there are people that feel they have to extend themselves more than what I have stated. We have to after all trust our partners. If they make mistakes we should support them. Be we should also not do their job either.

Peace